The ATP Challenger Tour is one level lower than the ATP 250 and is described as the secondary professional tennis circuit which is pushed by the ATP for players who are unable to make the cut in the higher-ranked tournaments. Latest ATP Challenger Tennis Schedule for 2018 can be found below.
ATP Tennis Schedule Here | WTA Tennis Schedule Here
The 2018 calendar for the ATP Challenger Tour has 160 tournaments associated with it starting in the first week of January and players can win anywhere between $50,000 and $150,000 as prize money for those tournaments.
The 2018 season would be the 42nd edition for challenger tennis and it’s only the 10th under the branding of Challenger Tour.
The ATP Challenger Tennis Schedule starts from the fist week of January and goes all the way through to mid-November. The tournaments are played all over the world, and are divided into five categories depending on the points that are on offer – Challenger 125, Challenger 110, Challenger 100, Challenger 90 and Challenger 80.
January 1
BNP Paribas de Nouvelle-Calédonie
City of Playford Tennis International
Bangkok Challenger
January 8
Canberra Challenger
Bangkok Challenger II
January 15
Koblenz Open
January 22
Oracle Challenger Series – Newport Beach
Open de Rennes
January 29
RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas
Burnie International
Open BNP Paribas Banque de Bretagne
February 5
Kunal Patel San Francisco Open
Launceston Tennis International
Hungarian Challenger Open
February 12
Challenger La Manche
Chennai Open Challenger
February 19
Trofeo Faip–Perrel
Shimadzu All Japan Indoor Tennis Championships
Morelos Open
February 26
Oracle Challenger Series – Indian Wells
Keio Challenger
Punta Open
March 5
Zhuhai Open
Challenger ATP Cachantún Cup
March 12
Irving Tennis Classic
Pingshan Open
Challenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville
March 19
Play In Challenger
Qujing International Challenger
March 26
Open de Guadeloupe
Casino Admiral Trophy
San Luis Open Challenger Tour
Open Harmonie mutuelle
April 2
JC Ferrero Challenger Open
Visit Panamá Cup
April 9
Santaizi ATP Challenger
CDMX Open
Open Città Della Disfida
April 16
Sarasota Open
Jalisco Open
ATP Challenger China International – Nanchang
Tunis Open
April 23
Kunming Open
Torneo Internacional Challenger León
Tallahassee Tennis Challenger
Internazionali di Tennis d’Abruzzo
April 30
Seoul Open Challenger
Glasgow Trophy
Prosperita Open
Puerto Vallarta Open
Savannah Challenger
May 7
Open du Pays d’Aix
Garden Open
Karshi Challenger
Braga Open
Gimcheon Open ATP Challenger
May 14
Busan Open
BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Heilbronner Neckarcup
Samarkand Challenger
Lisboa Belém Open
May 21
Loughborough Trophy
Venice Challenge Save Cup
May 28
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Vicenza
June 4
Moneta Czech Open
Surbiton Trophy
Poznań Open
Shymkent Challenger
June 11
Nottingham Open
Città di Caltanissetta
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon
Almaty Challenger
June 18
Ilkley Trophy
Poprad-Tatry ATP Challenger Tour
Fergana Challenger
Internationaux de Tennis de Blois
June 25
Aspria Tennis Cup
July 2
Marburg Open
Guzzini Challenger
July 9
Sparkassen Open
Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships
Winnipeg National Bank Challenger
Båstad Challenger
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia
July 16
President’s Cup
San Benedetto Tennis Cup
The Hague Open
Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau
July 23
Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby
Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger
Advantage Cars Prague Open
Tampere Open
Internazionali di Tennis Country 2001 Team
July 30
Chengdu Challenger
Open Castilla y León
Sopot Open
Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships
Svijany Open
August 6
IsarOpen
Jinan International Open
Nordic Naturals Challenger
Tilia Slovenia Open
August 13
Vancouver Open
Internazionali di Tennis del Friuli Venezia Giulia
Gwangju Open
Meerbusch Challenger
August 20
No tournaments scheduled.
August 27
Città di Como Challenger
Rafa Nadal Open Banc Sabadell
September 3
Oracle Challenger Series – Chicago
AON Open Challenger
Copa Sevilla
Cassis Open Provence
International Challenger Zhangjiagang
September 10
Pekao Szczecin Open
Banja Luka Challenger
Amex-Istanbul Challenger
Shanghai Challenger
Cary Challenger
September 17
OEC Open
Columbus Challenger
Thindown Challenger
Sibiu Open
September 24
Open d’Orléans
Tiburon Challenger
October 1
Monterrey Challenger
Stockton ATP Challenger
Firenze Tennis Cup
Almaty Challenger
São Paulo Challenger de Tênis
October 8
Milex Open
Fairfield Challenger
Internazionali Tennis Val Gardena Südtirol
Tashkent Challenger
Sánchez-Casal Challenger Cup
October 17
Ningbo International Tennis Open
Calgary National Bank Challenger
Wolffkran Open
October 22
Brest Challenger
Las Vegas Challenger
Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger
Lima Challenger
Liuzhou International Challenger
October 29
Charlottesville Men’s Pro Challenger
Canberra Tennis International
Shenzhen Longhua Open
Bauer Watertechnology Cup
Challenger Ciudad de Guayaquil
November 5
Slovak Open
Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
Knoxville Challenger
Uruguay Open
Kobe Challenger
November 12
Bengaluru Open
Oracle Challenger Series – Houston
JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana
Challenger de Buenos Aires
November 19
KPIT MSLTA Challenger
Rio Tennis Classic
Internazionali di Tennis Castel del Monte